Ākitio River


The Ākitio River is in the North Island of New Zealand. It flows generally southeast for 35 kilometres (22 mi), entering the Pacific Ocean at Ākitio to the south of Cape Turnagain on the east coast.

Ākitio River
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationMangatuna
Mouth 
  location
East coast of the Wairarapa
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length35 km (22 mi)

In July 2020, the name of the river was officially gazetted as Ākitio River by the New Zealand Geographic Board.[1]

References

  1. "Notice of approved official geographic names" (PDF). New Zealand Gazette. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.


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